Compare and contrast Machiavelli's ideas of virtue and morality in The Prince to Dante's presentation of virtue and moral good in Inferno. How do they differ? Are there similarities? Can you compare Machiavelli's ideas to any other text we have read in class thus far?

Machiavellian virtue this is a political virtue that responds to the appeal of the public world. More than a virtue, it is a virtuosity - it is the skill that, in Machiavelli's view, anyone who aspires to be a great political leader must have. Someone with the talent, creativity and willingness to respond to the call of his time and to rise to it.

They are similar theories, which resemble the form of morality and virtue and differ in the way one sees them.